{
  "id": 5582711,
  "title": "‘Harry Potter’ Finds Its New Ginny Weasley, Casts Tom Riddle & Dobby Roles In HBO Series Season 2",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/harry-potter-finds-its-new-ginny-weasley-casts-tom-riddle-dobby-roles",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/harry-potter-ginny-weasley-tom-riddle-dobby-actor-season-2-1237067720/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "HBO has filled three high-profile roles for Season 2 of its Harry Potter series. Billy Barratt (Invasion), who holds the record as the youngest International Emmy winner, has been cast as young Voldemort, Tom Riddle. Lenny Rush (Am I Being Unreasonable?) will play loyal house-elf Dobby. And Bonnie Hill (Girl Troop versus Aliens) will take […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Casts Tom Riddle, Dobby and a New Ginny Weasley",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/hbos-harry-potter-casts-tom-riddle-dobby-and-a-new-ginny-weasley",
        "published": "2026-09-04T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series Recasts Ginny Weasley, Finds Dobby and Tom Riddle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/hbos-harry-potter-series-recasts-ginny-weasley-finds-dobby-and-tom",
        "published": "2026-09-04T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Casts Dobby, Ginny Weasley and Tom Riddle for ‘Chamber of Secrets’ Season 2",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/harry-potter-hbo-series-casts-dobby-ginny-weasley-and-tom-riddle-for",
        "published": "2026-09-04T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "Harry Potter Season 2 Casts Dobby And Tom Riddle — Plus, Ginny Weasley Is Officially Recast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/harry-potter-season-2-casts-dobby-and-tom-riddle-plus-ginny-weasley",
        "published": "2026-09-04T15:02:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}